EP3414006A2 - Absorbeur et fabrication d'un absorbeur - Google Patents

Absorbeur et fabrication d'un absorbeur

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EP3414006A2
EP3414006A2 EP18706541.2A EP18706541A EP3414006A2 EP 3414006 A2 EP3414006 A2 EP 3414006A2 EP 18706541 A EP18706541 A EP 18706541A EP 3414006 A2 EP3414006 A2 EP 3414006A2
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sulfosuccinic acid
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Alex STÖGLEHNER
Alexander KASSLER
Michael König
Martina KOGLER
Helmut HINTERWIRTH
Raffael SCHUECKER
Martin Häubl
Lutz DOMKE
Bernhard Holub
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  • the present invention relates to an absorber, in particular a superabsorber. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of an absorber and to the
  • Absorbers are polymeric materials having a capacity for attachment or
  • a polar liquid is, in particular, water and aqueous liquids, for example aqueous solutions or dispersions of organic and / or inorganic substances.
  • a polar liquid is, in particular, water and aqueous liquids, for example aqueous solutions or dispersions of organic and / or inorganic substances.
  • superabsorbents the amount of
  • Liquid which can be absorbed and retained, is large, typically many times the weight of the absorbent plastic material.
  • Absorbers are in particular a porous and / or fibrous and cross-linked polymer.
  • the term polymer encompasses homopolymers, all types of co-polymers and polyblends.
  • Absorbers and superabsorbents are known in principle.
  • F.L. Buchholz and AT. Graham “Modern Superabsorbent Polymer Technology", Wiley-VCH, 1998, pp. 69-117.
  • Absorbers and in particular superabsorbents are used, for example, in baby diapers,
  • Body excretions such as urine, and other body fluids, such as blood used.
  • absorbers and in particular superabsorbents are used, for example, for the production of gel-forming extinguishing agents for firefighting, for the production of gel beds (special type of water beds) and for increasing the water storage capacity of soils for cultivating commercial and ornamental plants.
  • WO 2007/098932 A2 a process for the preparation of a superabsorbent composition is known, according to which a hydrogel by radical polymerization an aqueous monomer solution containing at least one monomer is prepared, this hydrogel is dried to obtain a water-absorbing polymer structure, and this water-absorbent polymer structure is surface-crosslinked.
  • WO 2007/098932 A2 mentions various examples in which a starch compound is incorporated. With such a superabsorbent composition improved hygiene articles should be accessible in their environmental compatibility.
  • biodegradable crosslinked polymer where suitable crosslinkers are mentioned: compounds having at least two polymerizable double bonds and compounds having at least one polymerizable double bond and at least one further functional group which is reactive with acid groups, mono-, di- and polyesters of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, Itaconic acid and maleic acid, mono-, di- and polyesters of the polyhydric alcohols butanediol, hexanediol, polyethylene glycol, trimethylolpropane, pentaerythritol, glycerol and polyglycerol, and the resulting alkoxylated homologues, the esters of these acids with allyl alcohol and its alkoxylated homologues, N-diallylacrylamide , Diallyl phthalate, triallyl citrate, trimonoallyl polyethylene glycol ether citrate, allyl acrylamide, allyl ethers of diols and polyols and their ethoxylates, diamine
  • the absorbers and superabsorbers known in the art often have no defined swelling behavior, i. For example, it is not possible to use the absorbent
  • Base material - in particular due to its preparation - to prepare so that a defined or desired amount of the liquid to be absorbed is absorbed by a predetermined amount of the absorber or superabsorber. Consequently, the
  • Hydrolysis reactions and / or physicochemical processes (e.g., dissolution) and / or photochemical processes (e.g., photodegradation).
  • environment conditions are understood in particular the prevailing conditions in a composting and / or a digester conditions.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide an absorber and in particular a superabsorbent, the individual and in particular all of the aforementioned
  • the absorber or superabsorber to be provided should in particular be easy to define and adjust and have a defined swelling behavior. Furthermore, it is desirable to simultaneously allow biodegradability.
  • Fig. La shows schematically the course of a DC method for operating a
  • FIG. 1b schematically illustrates the sequence of a countercurrent process for operating a
  • an absorber in particular a superabsorber, is obtained by crosslinking a polymer material with a sulfosuccinic acid material.
  • a “sulfosuccinic acid material” is understood to mean, in particular, an aqueous solution of sulfosuccinic acid, primarily an aqueous solution of 70% by weight.
  • sulfosuccinic acid a derivative of sulfosuccinic acid, a mixture of several sulfosuccinic acid derivatives or a mixture of sulfosuccinic acid with at least one derivative of sulfosuccinic acid or a solution of sulfosuccinic acid and / or one or more sulfosuccinic acid derivatives in a suitable solvent.
  • Derivatives are, in particular, the Sulfobernsteinklaanhydrid that Sulfobernsteinklamonochloride (HOOC-CH 2 -CH (S0 3 H) -COCl and HOOC-CH (S0 3 H) - CH 2 -COCl) and the Sulfobernsteinklaichlorid (C10C-CH2-CH ( S0 3 H) -C0C1) understood.
  • the crosslinking of the polymer material by a sulfosuccinic material is in particular a thermal crosslinking.
  • Other crosslinking mechanisms such as an ionic crosslinking mechanism, can result in undesirable irreversible collapse of the material after drying, which is undesirable since the resulting material will have little or no absorbency.
  • the sulfosuccinic material used according to the invention is free or substantially free of alkali metal ions.
  • the sulfosuccinic material used is additionally free or in the
  • Sulfosuccinic additionally free or substantially free of positively charged foreign ions of any kind.
  • "Foreign ions” are understood as meaning ions, in particular metal ions, which are not due to a sulfosuccinic acid material used in the reaction
  • hydronium ions are formed in an aqueous solution of sulfosuccinic acid as a result of the protolysis reaction which occurs; Hydronium ions are not foreign ions in the sense of the present invention.
  • the sulfosuccinic acid used was partially in the form of a sodium salt of sulfosuccinic acid or contained another sodium ion-containing salt, the sodium ions would be foreign ions.
  • a composition is said to be "substantially" free of the above-defined ion (s) if the content of that ion (s) is so low that this ion (s) has substantially no disturbing effect on the evolution of the ion Implementation, which is subjected to the composition, and thus in particular in relation to the crosslinking reaction, has / have.
  • the content of alkali metal ions and optionally the content of alkaline earth metal ions and / or other positively charged foreign ions in the sulfosuccinic material is at most 500 ppm, preferably at most 100 ppm, more preferably at most 10 ppm.
  • a composition is said to be free of the ion or ions defined above if the content of said ion (s) is so low that this ion / ions are not affected by the method used for ion detection
  • the detection limit for inorganic cations in a solution is often 5 ppm.
  • the respective contents of the content of alkali metal ions, alkaline earth metal ions or other positively charged foreign ions in a sulfosuccinic acid material are referred to below on the total weight of the sulfosuccinic acid material, the unit "ppm" is understood as perennialskonzentrationsweek.
  • the sulfosuccinic acid material is an aqueous solution of sulfosuccinic acid having a sulfosuccinic acid content of 70% by weight.
  • the polymer material which is crosslinked according to the invention preferably contains hydroxyl groups and / or amino groups.
  • the polymer material crosslinked according to the invention contains ionic groups which impart to the absorber a capacity, preferably high or even very large, for the absorption / uptake / binding of water and other polar liquids.
  • ionic groups which impart to the absorber a capacity, preferably high or even very large, for the absorption / uptake / binding of water and other polar liquids.
  • These groups are, for example, carboxylate groups (-COO).
  • the polymer material to be crosslinked contains, for example, hydroxyl groups and / or
  • the polymer material comprises a polymer which consists of polyvinyl alcohol, cellulose I, cellulose II, chitosan, dextrans,
  • Sodium acrylates existing group is selected.
  • Cellulose I, cellulose II, chitosan, starch, alginates, dextrans, cyclodextrins and carrageenans are particularly readily biodegradable. Therefore, using these polymers, absorbers or superabsorbents which are particularly readily biodegradable can be produced.
  • Dead weight can absorb and retain a particularly large amount of water and other polar liquids.
  • Degradation growth sites can be generated, for example, by copolymerization of appropriately selected monomers.
  • the break-down growth sites may be, for example, functional groups which may be degraded hydrolytically, oxidatively, photochemically or enzymatically.
  • the break-off growth points may also be, for example, carbon-carbon double bonds.
  • the sulfosuccinic material used is free or substantially free of alkali metal ions, in particular free or substantially free of alkali metal ions and alkaline earth metal ions and other positively charged foreign ions, so that the absorber according to the invention is well defined and adjustable to produce while at the same time determining the swelling behavior of the absorber prepared with this particular sulfosuccinic acid material in a manner not conventionally considered or anticipated can.
  • the said ions can then have no disturbing influence on reactions of sulfosuccinic acid, in particular on their crosslinking reactions.
  • sulfosuccinic acid material makes it possible, for example, for the addition of sulfosuccinic acid material to a polymer material not or only insignificantly changing the ion content of this polymer material by introducing additional alkali metal ions contained in the sulfosuccinic material and optionally alkaline earth metal ions and / or other positively charged foreign ions becomes. Consequently, it is possible, for example, to influence the swelling behavior of an absorber produced using a sulfosuccinic acid material or
  • an absorber or superabsorber according to the invention i. using a sulfosuccinic acid material which is free or substantially free of alkali metal ions and optionally other positively charged foreign ions.
  • a sulfosuccinic acid material which is free or substantially free of alkali metal ions and optionally other positively charged foreign ions.
  • the content of the sample of these ions can be measured, for example, by ICP-AAS. The measured content
  • Alkali metal ions and optionally other positively charged foreign ions are compared with the content of the starting polymer material on these ions.
  • a pH measurement can also be made because of the pH an aqueous
  • Liquid which is in contact with such an absorber or superabsorber, from Relationship between present in the absorber or superabsorbent carboxyl groups and carboxylate groups depends.
  • the invention provides for the use of such a sulfosuccinic acid material as cross-linker and / or as surface crosslinker for producing an absorber.
  • An advantage of the invention consists, for example, in being able to precisely adjust the properties of the absorber or superabsorber, in particular the absorption capacity and the kinetics of the swelling process. Accordingly, it is possible to provide absorbers or superabsorbents having reproducible properties and from these absorbers or superabsorbers, in turn, products which have a high degree of homogeneity (within one and the same product as well as when comparing products of the same production batch and products of different production batches). Accordingly, it is possible to provide products of high and consistent quality with these absorbers or superabsorbents.
  • Another advantage of the absorber or superabsorber according to the invention is, for example, that sulfosuccinic acid itself or sulfosuccinyl groups are readily biodegradable as an integral part in the polymer cross-linked with a sulfosuccinic acid.
  • an at least partial biodegradability of the absorber or superabsorber is given without special demands on the environment in which the degradation is to take place.
  • using the absorber or superabsorber according to the invention to provide products that are degraded faster than conventionally cross-linked absorber or superabsorber after they have entered the environment (soil, water, etc.), and therefore not to continuous pollution of Lead the environment.
  • the biodegradation of sulfosuccinic acid is rapid.
  • the biodegradation of the absorber or superabsorber according to the invention can be accelerated in comparison with an absorber or superabsorber prepared using another crosslinker.
  • the absorber or superabsorber according to the invention is preferably completely biodegradable. This can be achieved by the fact that the polymer material used for its production and subjected to crosslinking with a sulfosuccinic acid material in turn is biodegradable.
  • a further advantage of the invention results in the case of absorbers and superabsorbents which are obtainable by crosslinking a polymer material which, in addition to hydroxyl groups (-OH), also contains carboxy groups (-COOH) and carboxylate groups (-COO).
  • carboxylate groups (-COO) in the polymer causes the presence of cations, which are in particular alkali metal ions, for
  • the absorber produced by sulfosuccinic acid material is practically only available through the readily definable amount of ionic constituents which are present in the
  • polymer chains having a defined ion concentration can be used and treated with cross-linkers to form initial granules of the absorber or superabsorber, ie to produce a water-insoluble absorber or superabsorber with a granular structure from the mostly water-soluble polymers by cross-linking.
  • the initial granules can be aftertreated by surface crosslinking, ie further crosslinking in regions of the granule close to the surface.
  • the crosslinker By selecting and adjusting the crosslinker according to the invention which does not or only slightly changes the ion content of the absorber or superabsorber produced, it is possible to precisely adjust the total amount of monovalent ions and to provide absorbers or superabsorbents of high quality and high reproducibility.
  • the average particle size of the absorber (d50 value) or superabsorber is determined by means of
  • Laser diffraction or determined by sieving is used when the mean grain size is less than 500 ⁇ m, and sieving when the mean grain size is greater than 500 ⁇ m.
  • the cross-linking reaction is disturbed.
  • the rate of the crosslinking reaction may be significantly reduced.
  • Crosslinking reaction exceeds acceptable level.
  • divalent or higher valent ions can form a three-dimensional ionic gel network with the polymer material, thereby suppressing the desired covalent crosslinking.
  • alginates gel in the presence of calcium ions. Upon drying, however, these networks collapse irreversibly and show only a very low or no
  • Sulfosuccinic acid material which is free or substantially free of alkali metal ions, alkaline earth metal ions and other positively charged foreign ions, prepared by adding a suitable starting compound selected from maleic anhydride, maleic acid,
  • Fumaric acid and derivatives thereof may be selected with
  • Sulfur dioxide is reacted in aqueous solution. It is possible that the anhydride of sulfosuccinic acid or its derivatives is intermediately formed during the production of the sulfosuccinic material.
  • the aqueous sulfosuccinic acid solution provided in this way is free or substantially free of any
  • Sulfosuccinic acid starting material which has initially at least alkali metal ions and optionally additionally alkaline earth metal ions and / or other positively charged foreign ions, by means of a strongly acidic ion exchanger, which is a
  • an absorber is obtainable by crosslinking a polymer material with a sulfosuccinic material.
  • the absorber is a superabsorber.
  • the content of alkali metal ions in the sulfosuccinic material is at most 500 ppm, preferably at most 100 ppm, more preferably at most 10 ppm.
  • Sulfosuccinic material free or substantially free of alkali metal ions and additionally free or substantially free of alkaline earth metal ions.
  • Sulfosuccinic material free or substantially free of alkali metal ions and in addition other positively charged foreign ions.
  • the content of alkali metal ions and alkaline earth metal ions in the sulfosuccinic material is at most 500 ppm, preferably at most 100 ppm, more preferably at most 10 ppm.
  • the content of positively charged foreign ions in the sulfosuccinic material is at most 500 ppm, preferably at most 100 ppm, more preferably at most 10 ppm. According to a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the
  • Sulfosuccinic acid material at least one of sulfosuccinic acid
  • the sulfosuccinic material preferably comprises sulfosuccinic acid. That's it Sulfosuccinic acid material more preferably an aqueous solution of sulfosuccinic acid, more preferably an aqueous solution of sulfosuccinic acid with a
  • the crosslinking is a core crosslinking and / or a surface crosslinking.
  • the absorber or superabsorber is biodegradable, in particular compostable.
  • the polymer material is at least partially a polymer structure which has break-growth points, in particular carbon-carbon double bonds, and which in particular has a linear polymer structure.
  • Polymeric material at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol, cellulose I, cellulose II, chitosan, starch, alginates, carrageenans, dextrans, cycodextrins, copolymers of acrylic acid and sodium acrylates.
  • Polymer material carboxy groups and / or sodium carboxylate groups and / or
  • the absorber or superabsorber may, upon contact with a polar liquid at least half, preferably at least be simple, more preferably at least twice its own weight on the take up polar liquid.
  • the polar liquid is preferably an aqueous liquid, more preferably an aqueous solution, even more preferably water, especially deionized water.
  • the absorber or superabsorber is present at least partially in the form of granules, wherein the granules preferably have a mean particle size (d50) of at least 10 ⁇ m, more preferably at least 20 ⁇ m, even more preferably at least 50 ⁇ m.
  • the absorber or superabsorber is present at least partially in the form of granules, wherein the granules preferably have an average particle size (d50) of at most 4000 ⁇ m, more preferably at most 2000 ⁇ m, even more preferably at most 1000 ⁇ m.
  • d50 average particle size
  • absorber or superabsorber according to the invention in one of the foams, shaped articles, fibers, films, films, cables, sealing materials,
  • Liquid-absorbent hygiene articles carriers for plant and
  • absorber materials e.g., column materials
  • absorber materials useful for chromatographic separations, excipients for enzymes and / or microorganisms, materials useful for membrane separations, and personal care and / or cosmetic absorber materials.
  • Absorber or superabsorber according to the invention used to prepare a gel or hydrogel.
  • Embodiment of the absorber or superabsorber according to the invention mixed with a liquid.
  • the invention Material obtained by crosslinking of the polymer material is not or only partially dried so that at least a portion of the amount of liquid required for gel formation remains in the material and then need not be added in a separate step.
  • the liquid is preferably an aqueous liquid, more preferably water, in particular deionized water.
  • the absorber By absorbing aqueous liquid, the absorber swells and forms the hydrogel, which is typically syrupy, i. highly viscous-flowable, or gelatinous, i.
  • the gel or hydrogel prepared according to the invention can be used, for example, as a constituent of cosmetic products or pharmaceutical products such as ointments, for example as an additive to creams and lotions.
  • ointments for example as an additive to creams and lotions.
  • gel or hydrogel for example, the desired consistency of a cream or a lotion can be adjusted.
  • the gel or hydrogel advantageously has a good skin compatibility and is as odorless and colorless.
  • Hydrogels can, for example, based on polymers or copolymers of
  • Acrylic acid based for example on the basis of the called carbomers polyacrylic acid, wherein the crosslinked polymer contains sufficient for the formation of gel amount of water.
  • Sulfosuccinic acid material for the production of an absorber or superabsorbent by a crosslinking, in particular a thermal crosslinking, of a polymer material with the sulfosuccinic acid material used.
  • the sulfosuccinic material is free or substantially free of alkali metal ions.
  • the process according to a further preferred embodiment of the invention is a process for producing an absorber or superabsorber by crosslinking, in particular thermal crosslinking, of a polymer material with a sulfosuccinic acid material, wherein the sulfosuccinic acid material is free or in the Is substantially free of alkali metal ions, the process preferably comprising at least the following steps:
  • the solvent is in particular water, preferably deionized water
  • the sulfosuccinic material is free or substantially free of alkali metal ions, preferably free or substantially free of alkali metal and alkaline earth metal ions, more preferably free or substantially free of positively charged foreign ions, and
  • sulfosuccinic material is optionally at least partially present as a solution
  • the solution is in particular a solution in water or in a mixture of acetone and water, preferably a solution in deionized water;
  • Temperature treatment at least temporarily carried out at a temperature of at least 80 ° C, preferably at least 100 ° C, even more preferably at least 110 ° C.
  • Temperature treatment at least temporarily carried out at a temperature of at most 160 ° C, preferably at most 140 ° C, more preferably at most 130 ° C.
  • the weight ratio of the sulfobematic acid or the sulfosuccinic acid derivative and the polymer material in the process for producing an absorber or superabsorbent is at least 0.01: 1, preferably at least 0.02: 1, more preferably at least 0.05: 1 even more preferably at least 0.1: 1 and / or at most 5: 1, preferably at most 3: 1, more preferably at most 1: 1, even more preferably at most 0.5: 1, particularly preferably at most 0.1: 1.
  • the process according to a further preferred embodiment of the invention is a process for preparing a sulfosuccinic acid material comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of sulfosubstance acid and the monoesters and diesters of sulfosilicic acid, preferably a solution of the at least one compound, in particular an aqueous one Solution of the at least one compound, the process comprising at least the following steps:
  • Ion exchanger if in the step of reacting an ester of maleic acid and / or fumaric acid has been used;
  • the process according to another preferred embodiment of the invention is a process for preparing a sulfosuccinic acid material comprising at least one of sulfosuccinic acid and the monoesters and
  • the sulfosuccinic acid selected group selected compound preferably a solution of the at least one compound, in particular an aqueous solution of the at least one compound,
  • Monoester and diesters of maleic acid as well as monoester and diester esters of fumaric acid existing group selected compound is reacted with sulfur dioxide to sulfosuccinic acid.
  • the reaction is carried out in an aqueous reaction mixture, in particular in an aqueous reaction solution
  • Substance of the compound selected from the group consisting of maleic anhydride, maleic acid, fumaric acid, monoesters and diesters of maleic acid and monoesters and diesters of fumaric acid at most 1000, preferably at most 500, more preferably at most 100.
  • Substance of the compound selected from the group consisting of maleic anhydride, maleic acid, fumaric acid, monoesters and diesters of maleic acid and monoesters and diesters of fumaric acid at least 1, preferably at least 5, more preferably at least 10.
  • the temperature of the reaction mixture in the reaction is at least 0 ° C, preferably at least 10 ° C, more preferably at least 20 ° C.
  • the temperature of the reaction mixture in the reaction is at most 250 ° C, preferably at most 200 ° C, more preferably at most 190 ° C.
  • Sulfosuccinic acid material could be a cross-linker are found, which is not only biodegradable, but is also suitable for the production of an absorber or superabsorbent with a defined swelling behavior. This is inventively by the new process for the preparation of sulfosuccinic material using sulfur dioxide or by the specially selected methods for desalting a
  • a process for the reaction of maleic acid, maleic anhydride or fumaric acid or their derivatives (for example esters of the acids mentioned) in an aqueous medium with sulfite salts (sulfites, hydrogen sulfites, disulfides of metals) are known in the art.
  • No. 5,543,555 A discloses a process in which a maleic diester is reacted with a mixture of sodium disulfite and sodium sulfite in an aqueous medium and the corresponding sodium sulfosuccinate diester is obtained.
  • JP 2010064987 A discloses a process in which fumaric acid is reacted with different mixtures of sodium disulfite and sodium sulfite and the corresponding sodium sulfosuccinate is obtained.
  • the reaction products of these known processes ie sulfosuccinic acid or the corresponding sulfosuccinic acid derivatives, are obtained as salts with metal cations, in particular as alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salts.
  • JP 2010064987 A describes the preparation of the free acid form of sulfosuccinic acid starting from sodium sulfosuccinate by the use of acidic ion exchangers. The JP 2010064987 A leaves open whether the
  • Ion exchangers are operated in the DC or countercurrent process.
  • Substantially free of alkali metal ions is to be used as such a crosslinker.
  • Sulfosuccinic acid material which is free or substantially free of alkali metal ions can be prepared in a particularly efficient and economical manner, in contrast to the cited prior art, the use of alkali metal sulfite salts such as sodium sulfite, sodium bisulfite and sodium disulfite,
  • Erdalkalimentallsulfitsalzen and sulfite salts of other metals is avoided. In this case, no alkali metal ions, alkaline earth metal ions and other metal ions are introduced.
  • the sulfosuccinic acid is obtained in the desired free acid form without the need for an additional ion exchange process.
  • sulfosuccinic acid is formed by reacting at least one of the compound selected from the group consisting of maleic acid, maleic anhydride, fumaric acid and their derivatives with sulfur dioxide
  • Presence of water can be produced.
  • Sulfosuccinic acid using sulfur dioxide instead of sulfite salts is the possibility of the total absence of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals and other positively charged foreign ions in the reaction process and, consequently, the
  • maleic acid, maleic anhydride, fumaric acid or a mixture of at least two of these substances are introduced into an aqueous phase saturated with sulfur dioxide.
  • Maleic anhydride can do this
  • Maleic anhydride, fumaric acid or a mixture of at least two of these substances prepared aqueous solution may be added. It will be sulfur dioxide in the
  • Sulfur dioxide is preferably introduced into the reaction mixture until the thin-layer chromatographic analysis indicates no starting material.
  • the entry of sulfur dioxide into the reaction solution is preferably carried out under pressure. After completion of the reaction, the reaction vessel is depressurized and the
  • Reaction solution heated in the atmosphere to drive off excess dissolved sulfur dioxide.
  • the resulting aqueous solution of sulfosuccinic acid is completely free of any alkali metal ions, alkaline earth metal ions and other positively charged foreign ions.
  • gaseous sulfur dioxide and water vapor are introduced under pressure into a melt of maleic anhydride in order to convert the maleic anhydride to the sulfosuccinic acid.
  • These ions may alternatively or additionally be alkali metal ions other than sodium ions, alkaline earth metal ions or other positively charged ions (with the exception of H + ).
  • Ion exchanger flows, the direction from bottom to top.
  • the regeneration is shown in Fig. Lb in the second drawing from the left.
  • the purpose of the regenerant is to replace the ions retained by the ion exchange resin with H + to regenerate the ion exchange resin.
  • the concentration of ions originally retained by the ion exchange resin increases while the concentration of H + decreases. That means that
  • the capacity of the regenerant becomes weaker as it flows through the ion exchanger for regeneration. Accordingly, the regeneration is on the side where the regenerant leaves the ion exchanger and is disposed of as waste,
  • the sulfosuccinic acid solution thus prepared is used as sulfosuccinic acid material for the production of the absorber or superabsorbent according to the invention.
  • desalting may be carried out by means of a membrane separation process. As a result, a desalination with little time and resources is possible.
  • the aqueous solution of sulfosuccinic acid prepared using sulfite salts of sodium and therefore containing sodium ions is acidified with a strong acid and the solution is removed by removing the sodium salt of this acid from the solution by means of a salt or ions of that salt Desalted membrane. If the acidification is carried out with hydrochloric acid, for example, the membrane must be permeable at least to Na + and Cl "
  • Sulfobemstemklareans is used as sulfosuccinic acid material for the production of the absorber or superabsorber according to the invention.
  • Examples 1 to 3 are examples of the preparation of
  • Sulfobemstemklare which is free or substantially free of sodium ions and other positively charged foreign ions, using sulfur dioxide, wherein the provided Sulfobemstemklarefit for use as sulfosuccinic acid material for the production of an absorber or superabsorbent according to the invention is provided.
  • Example 4 is an example of the preparation of
  • Alkali sulfosuccinic acid solution which is not substantially free of sodium ions, according to a method well known in the art.
  • the product prepared in this example serves as starting material for Examples 5 and 6.
  • Example 5 is an example of preparing sulfobstemic acid solution which is substantially free of sodium ions and other positively charged foreign ions by desalting by means of a membrane separation process
  • Example 6 is an example of preparing sulfobstemic acid solution which is substantially free of sodium ions and other positively charged foreign ions by countercurrent ion exchange desalting using sulfonemic acid solution prepared for use as sulfosuccinic acid material for the preparation of an absorber of the present invention or superabsorber is provided.
  • Example 7 is an example of the use according to the invention of a sulfosuccinic acid solution which is free or substantially free of sodium ions and other positively charged foreign ions, as sulfosuccinic acid material for producing an absorber or superabsorbent according to the invention.
  • reaction vessel was filled with 100 ml of water and sulfur dioxide at
  • Reaction mixture cooled to room temperature and the reaction vessel carefully relaxed. The reaction mass was then refluxed for two hours in the atmosphere. 117 g of a clear aqueous solution of sulfosuccinic acid having a sulfosuccinic acid content of 14.6% by weight were obtained. This solution was then rotary evaporated to a solution having a sulfosuccinic acid content of 70% by weight in vacuo. Subsequently, the sodium content of this solution was determined by means of ICP-AAS. It was less than 5 ppm.
  • reaction vessel was filled with 130 ml of water and sulfur dioxide at
  • reaction vessel was filled with 500 ml of water and sulfur dioxide at
  • Reaction vessel remained constant. The introduction of sulfur dioxide was continued until the thin-layer chromatography analysis showed no starting material. Thereafter, the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and the reaction vessel was gently decompressed. The reaction mass was then heated in the atmosphere for two hours at the reflux. 600 g of a clear aqueous solution of sulfosuccinic acid having a sulfosuccinic acid content of 16.8% by weight were obtained. This solution was rotary evaporated to a solution containing sulfosuccinic acid content of 70% by weight. Subsequently, the sodium content of this solution was determined by means of ICP-AAS. It was less than 5 ppm.
  • Reaction solutions from Example 4 were acidified to pH 1 with 20% strength by weight sulfuric acid and pressed through a nanofiltration membrane (SR3D Koch Membrane Systems) at a pressure of 10 bar.
  • SR3D Koch Membrane Systems nanofiltration membrane
  • Na + and HSO4 permeated through the membrane
  • sulfosuccinic acid as the anion protonated at both carboxylic acid groups according to the formula
  • the column was rinsed with demineralized water (about 1000 ml) until a pH of more than 5.5 was reached (elution rate about 500-800 ml / h).
  • the reaction solution was applied to the ion exchanger and eluted from top to bottom at about 300-500 ml / h.
  • the product obtained was collected as soon as the pH of the eluate dropped below 1.5, and the collection of the resulting product was stopped as soon as the pH rose above 3. Thereafter, this solution was concentrated on 70 wt .-% sulfosuccinic acid and tested by ICP-AAS in terms of sodium content.
  • Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) was dissolved in deionized water at 90 ° C with stirring, stirring for at least 6 hours to obtain a solution with at least 10 wt% PVA.
  • This solution was mixed with various amounts of sulfosuccinic acid solution (hereinafter also referred to as SSA) obtained in any one of Examples 1 to 3 and therefore free of alkali metal ions, and the resultant
  • Mixtures A to F are each stirred for 24 hours.
  • the mixtures A to F differ in terms of the weight ratio of the contained in them
  • the swelling behavior of the crosslinked polymer material prepared in Example 7 was determined as follows:
  • a sample of known mass was placed in a bag of known mass (specifically a teabag) and immersed in demineralized water for 30 minutes. After that was the sample swelled completely, ie it did not absorb more water when further added with water. Thereafter, the sample was dropped for 30 minutes and then weighed to determine total water uptake by the sample and teabag. Of this total water absorption was previously determined
  • a small portion of the sample thus treated was frozen in a DSC measuring device for a defined initial weight.
  • the free water froze while the bound water did not freeze.
  • DSC Metal-Toledo DSC 3
  • the amount of free water could be determined.
  • the amount of bound water was calculated by taking the difference between the part of the sample used for the DSC measurement
  • Reaction Scheme 1 schematically illustrates the cross-linking of PVA with sulfosuccinic acid.
  • Table 2 shows the water uptake of the sample, the amount of bound water and the amount of free water for the mixtures A to E respectively. These three parameters are in each case based on the mass of the crosslinked polymer material before

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L'invention concerne un absorbeur, qui peut être obtenu par une réticulation, en particulier par une réticulation thermique, d'un matériau polymère avec un matériau acide sulfosuccinique. Le matériau acide sulfosuccinique est exempt ou sensiblement exempt d'ions de métaux alcalins.
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